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New from Novak is a new brushless esc and motor combo. The Novak Club Sensored ESC and Sensored Brushless Motor has a huge list of features. The One-Touch and Go universal driving profile, lipo battery protection, very small and lightweight esc, built on the novak EDGE 2S platform, and sensor-based design for optimal driving. They have 17.5T and [...]
Our friends from Novak just sent out a little PR that their GTB 2 ESC’s now incorporate their X-Drive technology. This new technology is a software/hardware combination that does their motor-firing. It improves on throttle, braking and operating temperatures. The GTB 2 is a good 1/10th scale brushless system. You can read our GTB 2 Review Here if you are [...]
If you run a dual battery 1/10th scale truck, then Novak’s new Diablo Brushless system is just the boost your rig needs. The Diablo 550 Sensored Motor provides a good fun to bash time ratio, and should also haul combined with the witchcraft intelligent electronics inside the ESC. With all this power comes huge amp loads, but Novak’s got you covered with something called “Launch-Limit” – [...]
Although it doesn’t always seem like it, there is more than one electric motor and ESC MFG in the RC world. Novak has announced their newly-developed X-Drive technology for ESCs. This adds a new high efficiency brushless motor firing technology that will increase throttle feel and response, and at the same time reducing the ESC’s operating temperature. [...]
Want more speed and lower operating temperatures from your 540 Ballistic motor? Novak’s got you covered with this Vented Endbell kit, which includes both the front and rear endbells as well as oversised bearings.You can get your hands on a kit in November, so keep an eye on the Novak Website for details
Novak have released two new ESC’s called the Eiger and the Eiger Pro. Both of them are 2-3 cell lipo capable, weigh only 18.1 grams, and have a 40% smaller footprint than Rooster ESC’s. The Eiger has a built-in 2A BEC, whereas the Eiger Pro includes Novak’s 3A BEC module. They are designed to fit inside crawlers, hence why combos are available with [...]
Novak now offer a M2 Dig 3S ESC, dual Rock Star 45t motor, and 3A High Voltage BEC combo to satisfy the needs of the MOA crawler guys. Novak claim that this combo should offer a decent amount of savings over buying the individual items, and is due to start shipping in November. The Team Novak website will have full details in the near [...]
THE Novak GTB2/SS Pro 8.5T Brushless Sportsman Racing System ReviewNovak has an ace up its sleeve- their GTB2 system comes all soldered up ready to be put into your short course truck. Is it a quality system? Is having everything soldered up really that convenient? Is is fast enough to do that job? Is it worth your money? Read on…
The Novak Havoc Pro SC Ballistic 540 8.5 #3122 Brushless System ReviewYes, brushless dominates the market. Yes, short course trucks dominate the market. Yes, RTR’s dominate the market. Yes, most likely your RTR short course truck comes with a sub-par power system. Yes, the first upgrade many consumers do to their SC truck is a new brushless system. Is the [...]
I’ve somehow become “Axial Wraith boy” around the office… So naturally, this PR is all mine. Novak now offers the Timbuk2 Brushless System: Wraith Edition! This system drops right into your Wraith and gives more speed and drivability. An external 5A BEC is also included! You won’t have to modify a thing, as this combo [...]
Today Novak sent word that their Edge 2S Racing ESC is now shipping. The Edge 2S is meant for 1/10th and 1/12th scale racing vehicles, both on-road and off, and has a very small footprint. It comes in under $100, and includes on-board programming, temperature monitoring, thermal overload protection, and built-in voltage cut-off circuitry and follows ROAR Sportsman guidelines. You [...]
Novak has announced that their highly anticipated Ballistic 8 Sensored Brushless Motors are currently in production at their Irvine facilities, and are coming soon! They will come in a 1.5T Wye-wound (1,950Kv) or a 2.0T Delta-wound (2,650Kv) model and will include adjustable timing, but still adhere to ROAR standards. These bad boys will be perfect for 1/8 scale [...]
Today Novak sent out some info on two new speed controllers they have coming soon. The first is the Novak Edge 2S Racing ESC. The Edge is small, lightweight and ideal for those 1/10th and 1/12th scale racing vehicles, both on-road and off. It boasts being on of the smallest ESC’s under $100, and includes on-board programming, temperature monitoring, [...]
The boys in orange have started loosening the cap on info about their new 1/8 brushless system. Today Novak are showing off two of the motors designed specifically for the Kinetic 4S ESC. The Ballistic 8 and Ballistic 8L both feature 4 pole magnets, 12 slot hand-wound stators, a rebuildable sensored design, and mechanical timing adjustment. The main difference between [...]
Were you shopping for an ESC? Perhaps you were casting an eye towards Novak‘s GTB 2 Sportsman for it’s price and features, but then said to yourself “Nope, not that one, the heatsink is just too big…” Novak has agreed with you and now they are introducing the GTB 2 LP. As you might expect from the name, this new [...]
